hinc illae lacrimae [translation]

I've been thinking off and on of possibly creating a comic book, perhaps even publishing it myself. Along those lines of thought, and perhaps influenced by a recent issue of Hero Squared, I wondered whether newsprint is cheaper than the current glossier papers used to print comic books, and if it is, why aren't comic book publishers using it any more?

But then I wondered—what makes glossy paper glossy? I tried a couple Google searches (which led me to the Wikipedia article on toilet paper for some reason I can't fathom), but didn't have much luck until a search for 'gloss paper' brought up this glossy paper page, wherein I learn that it's kaolin clay, or else calcium carbonate, that makes paper glossy.

And radioactive. Cool!

But now I want a set of depleted uranium dice.

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